On 05/11/2015 07:33 PM, micky wrote:
A She would like to get rid of them because the yard would be nicer.

B. She is worried that they are heading for her basement, one that is
6.5 feet below grade, with a one fooot high window at ground level,
It's made with cinder blocks.

This is the big, more important question? Are the roots going to
damage her foundation?

I've seen the damage tree roots have done to foundations and I've seen
the damage caused by storms so yes, fire up the Stihl and take that bad boy down.